1. Useful Contacts - Support Services
Psychological Services
Psychological Support for children and young people
psychservices
@northumberland.gov.uk
Office Manager
Dorothy MacDonald
Service Manager
Paula Hesford
Behaviour Support Service
School Support for pupils with social, emotional and behaviour needs that are impacting on learning.
asd.behaviourservices
Julie Sinclair
Fiona Tarn
Speech, Language & Communication Service
School Support for pupils with speech and language needs that are impacting on learning.
Helen Robson
Judith Dodds
Portage
Children 0 to 5 with a diagnosed medical condition and significant delay in two areas of development
Admin Assistant
Lisa Headington
Team Manager
Lynn McKillup
Sensory Support
Support for children with a hearing, visual or multi sensory impairment and their families.
sensorysupport
Lynne Lowes
Acting Team Manager
Isabel Russell
April 2019

2. Useful Contacts - Support Services
Literacy Support Service (Dyslexia)
School Support for pupils with literacy needs that are impacting on learning
Office Manager
Helen Robson
Service Manager
Judith Dodds
Autism Support Service
School Support for pupils with social communication / ASD needs that are impacting on learning.
asd.behaviourservices
@northumberland.gov.uk
Julie Sinclair
Fiona Tarn
English as an Additional Language (EAL)
School Support for pupils with EAL needs that are impacting on learning.
Schools Equality
Support
Support for pupils experiencing difficulties and discrimination arising due to their protected characteristics - disability, race, belief, gender identity and sexual orientation,
Gill.Finch
Office Number:
Co-ordinator
Gill Finch
Information, Advice & Support Service
Dedicated service which provides free and impartial information, advice and support to children and young people with SEND (up to 25 years of age), and their parents and carers.
Alison.Bravey
Office number
Alison Bravey
April 2019

3. Useful Contacts - Support Services
The SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disability) Team
The team administers the process of statutory assessment of special educational needs - creating and maintaining Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans.
Office Number
Acting Team Manager
Sarah Jordan
EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN (ESLAC)
Education Support for Looked After Children (ESLAC) is a team which promotes and supports the education of looked after children.
northumberland.gov.uk
Team Manager
Toni McGuire
EDUCATION OTHER THAN AT SCHOOL SERVICE (EOTAS)
(Health Needs)
EOTAS Wellbeing provides for learners who are unable to attend school full time due to health & medical needs
eotashealth
@northumberland.gov.uk
Carol Leckie
Education Welfare Service
The service works to ensure that L.A. statutory duties and responsibilities for safeguarding children re: school attendance, elective home education, missing children, child employment and performance licensing are carried out to the highest possible standard.
educationwelfare
Office Number:
Angela Cunningham
Early Years Team
Offer advice and support to early years providers on meeting the needs of pre-school children with special educational needs and disabilities
Katie.Watson
Early Years Admin
Katie Watson

4. Useful Contacts - Support Services
Schools Admission & Inclusion Manager
.The service works to fufill statutory responsibilities of the LA in relation to school admissions, admissions appeals, fair access, Family Information Service and exclusions
Office Number
Team Manager
Jill Varney